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creepypiespice's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia
jessreadsthings's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Body shaming, Death of parent, Death, Xenophobia, and Abandonment
sayhar13's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia
Minor: Antisemitism
oliolioh's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I love this book! I had read about half of it before watching the show, and still thoroughly enjoyed both. Anne is such a lovable character and this was a great read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Body shaming, and Bullying
Minor: Child abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia
anovelbeauty's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Book TW: allusions to child abuse, prejudice, xenophobia, self-hate
Anne of Green Gables is one of those stories that feels like nostalgia and childhood even if you’ve never read it before. I of course knew that the story was about a spunky red-headed girl going into it, but that was about it. However, I had been under the (wrong) impression that we stayed with Anne as a child the whole time. I didn’t realize that the book is snapshots of childhood and follows her as she grows into a young lady.
I loved the character of Anne. She’s spirited, imaginative to a fault, and charming. Her mile-a-minute dialogue made me laugh and she was forever getting herself into shenanigans. But I also love to see her growth, as she changes from impulsive to determined and from head-in-the-clouds to still imaginative, but in a grounded way. I really liked seeing how Anne changed the people around her for the better, especially Matthew and Marilla. Even Anne’s perpetual “best-enemies” relationship with Gilbert Blythe is humorous and has a distinctive arc. I love the way the descriptions paint the pastoral bliss of the Gables that Anne sees and paints a lovely picture.
Being such an old book, there are of course some problematic elements as well, such as a few of the adult characters speaking with casual xenophobia and the gender stereotypes typical of the late 19th/early 20th centuries (the book was originally published in 1908 and set in the 1870’s). However, even with women not yet being able to vote, there’s a surprising amount of early feminism in the book as Anne is able to do whatever she sets her mind to and excel academically and socially.
There is also a decent amount of self-hate as Anne is very self-deprecating and hates her red hair, freckles, and skinniness until very late in the story. She often makes comments about her strong dislike of her appearance and even as she gets older and she seems to accept herself, it’s more because her hair has finally darkened to “auburn” and her freckles have faded and she is only then described as very pretty. It just rubbed me a bit the wrong way, although I did like that Anne seemed to sincerely love Diana’s “plumper” figure and often compliments her on it and the narrative always seems to consider Diana lovely and fashionable. So there’s a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to how the female image is perceived.
Overall though, I did really enjoy the story and the ending made sense for the arcs of the characters. I even cried a little near the end. It’s a fairly wholesome story about an imaginative, optimistic girl who gets a family quite by accident and then creates a family and home that she loved and loves her. I am definitely glad I finally got around to reading this classic.
Anne of Green Gables is one of those stories that feels like nostalgia and childhood even if you’ve never read it before. I of course knew that the story was about a spunky red-headed girl going into it, but that was about it. However, I had been under the (wrong) impression that we stayed with Anne as a child the whole time. I didn’t realize that the book is snapshots of childhood and follows her as she grows into a young lady.
I loved the character of Anne. She’s spirited, imaginative to a fault, and charming. Her mile-a-minute dialogue made me laugh and she was forever getting herself into shenanigans. But I also love to see her growth, as she changes from impulsive to determined and from head-in-the-clouds to still imaginative, but in a grounded way. I really liked seeing how Anne changed the people around her for the better, especially Matthew and Marilla. Even Anne’s perpetual “best-enemies” relationship with Gilbert Blythe is humorous and has a distinctive arc. I love the way the descriptions paint the pastoral bliss of the Gables that Anne sees and paints a lovely picture.
Being such an old book, there are of course some problematic elements as well, such as a few of the adult characters speaking with casual xenophobia and the gender stereotypes typical of the late 19th/early 20th centuries (the book was originally published in 1908 and set in the 1870’s). However, even with women not yet being able to vote, there’s a surprising amount of early feminism in the book as Anne is able to do whatever she sets her mind to and excel academically and socially.
There is also a decent amount of self-hate as Anne is very self-deprecating and hates her red hair, freckles, and skinniness until very late in the story. She often makes comments about her strong dislike of her appearance and even as she gets older and she seems to accept herself, it’s more because her hair has finally darkened to “auburn” and her freckles have faded and she is only then described as very pretty. It just rubbed me a bit the wrong way, although I did like that Anne seemed to sincerely love Diana’s “plumper” figure and often compliments her on it and the narrative always seems to consider Diana lovely and fashionable. So there’s a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to how the female image is perceived.
Overall though, I did really enjoy the story and the ending made sense for the arcs of the characters. I even cried a little near the end. It’s a fairly wholesome story about an imaginative, optimistic girl who gets a family quite by accident and then creates a family and home that she loved and loves her. I am definitely glad I finally got around to reading this classic.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming and Death of parent
Minor: Xenophobia and Child abuse
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